(Paris) The BigFlo rappers

“We talked a lot between brothers. We don’t want to perform in Carthage tonight knowing the current situation,” the rappers wrote on their Instagram account.

“We are postponing the concert”, scheduled for the Carthage International Festival, they add, without further specifying the reasons for the cancellation.

They say they are “truly sorry” for “the 4000 fans in Tunisia” who had purchased a ticket. “We were happy to meet you […], we promise we’ll come see you,” the duo said.

On Sunday, rapper Gims announced the cancellation of a concert scheduled for August 11 in Tunisia, in Djerba, in order to protest against “the unbearable distress” in which the migrants find themselves.

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday denounced the “expulsions” of sub-Saharan African migrants from Tunisia to the Libyan and Algerian borders, where they find themselves abandoned in the middle of the desert.

“Several have died on the border with Libya and hundreds, including pregnant women and children, remain reportedly trapped in extremely harsh conditions with little access to water and food,” said a spokesperson for Antonio Guterres, Farhan Haq, protested.

The UN called last week for “urgent solutions” to save these hundreds of refugees and migrants.

Many of these African migrants were driven out of the Tunisian city of Sfax, the main point of departure for illegal emigration to Europe, following clashes that claimed the life of a Tunisian on July 3.